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Rogers Arena is an indoor sports arena located at 800 Griffiths Way in the downtown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General Motors Place from its opening until July 6, 2010, when Rogers Communications purchased the arena's naming rights from General Motors Canada. Rogers Arena was built to replace Pacific Coliseum as Vancouver's primary indoor sports facility and in part due to the National Basketball Association's 1995 expansion into Canada, where Vancouver and Toronto were given expansion teams.
The arena seats 18,860 for ice hockey and 19,700 for basketball, with 88 luxury suites, 12 hospitality suites and 2,195 club seats.
It is home to the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League and was the site for the ice hockey events at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The name of the arena temporarily became Canada Hockey Place during the Olympics.
Vancouver, B.C., – Canucks Sports & Entertainment (Canucks) and Rogers Communications Inc (Rogers) today announced a major, ten-year strategic alliance giving Rogers the Arena naming and telecommunications sponsorship rights. The home of the Vancouver Canucks will now be known as Rogers Arena.
This alliance marks the beginning of a new sponsorship era for the Canucks. Rogers is the first sponsor in the Canucks’ 40-year history to have both the Arena naming and telecommunications sponsorship rights.
Rogers has a long history in sports. The company operates the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team as well as the Rogers Centre and Rogers Sportsnet.
For further information about Canucks Sports & Entertainment, please visit www.Canucks.com
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